War Of 1812 Research Paper

The War of 1812 was tied to prior events causing many conflicts. The main reason the War of 1812 came about was because there “was really an offshoot of a larger global conflict between the British empire and the French empire of Napoleon Bonaparte.” (L. (2012). Primary Source Set War of 1812. Retrieved April 21, 2018, from http://library.mtsu.edu/tps/sets/Primary_Source_Set--War_of_1812.pdf) The battle created many tensions between the nations as well new allies. Aside from Napoleonic Battle, the United States became affected when France and Britain tried to block one another from trading with the United States. During Thomas Jefferson’s presidency, the United States’ relationship with the British started to diminish when Britain had blockades …show more content…
The United States knew a war was bound to happen, the United States decided to try improving their defense. A new fort was built that had the idea of using a horseshoe shape. The building of the fort began after the “North Carolina Assembly encouraged the federal government to build the fort and construction began in 1808”. Howell, A. G. (2014, October 20. Weapons in the War of 1812. Retrieved April 21, 2018, from https://www.ncpedia.org/weapons-war-1812) The fort allowed a way for troops to protect themselves easier, without losing any skills during battles. With the new horseshoe shape, there was more room for movement as well as new angles the troops did not have prior with the standard block shape. The United States was also able to improve their naval force. For the first time the use of an iron was used as a reinforcement for navy warships. Using this new frame on the ships made it possible to ram the opponents ships without receiving a large amount of damage. The United State’s ships became stronger allowing them a chance to outlast the British for a longer amount of time, despite the British having many more battleships. With these improvements there was news “to give the United States a signal victory over their enemies on this Lake. The British…. consisting of two Ships, two Brigs, one Schooner, and one Sloop, have this moment surrendered.” (Ships Officer, …show more content…
Andrew Jackson was known as a war hero because of how he was able to lead the United States to many victories in the battles of 1812 even with the lack of troops. Andrew Jackson was well respected and was able to have his “5,000 soldiers [accomplish] a decisive victory over an invading British force of 7,500. At the end of the battle, the British had “2,037 casualties compared to America’s 71” (A. (2016, June 22). 10 Major Accomplishments of Andrew Jackson. Retrieved from https://learnodo-newtonic.com/andrew-jackson-accomplishments.) Andrew Jackson had both excellent accomplishments as well as negative feedback from certain actions while he was president. One of Andrew Jackson’s wonderful accomplishments was that he was able to eliminate the United States’ national debt. Along with Andrew Jackson eliminating the nation’s debt, he was also able to conquer a large amount of land east of the Mississippi

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